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Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths, must pay $38.3M to family members (apnews.com)
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[โ€“] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

A tiny amount for such a large corporation. The only message this sends to them is that it's worth employing death squads.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

I think good news here is the legal precedent this sets for suing corporations for crimes against humanity.